Madras HC ‘pained’ to uphold rejection of MBBS seat to 75% blind candidate

Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/madras-hc-pained-to-uphold-rejection-of-mbbs-seat-to-75-blind-candidate/articleshow/65151529.cms

Odisha signs MoU to strengthen education for blind students

Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/odisha-signs-mou-to-strengthen-education-for-blind-students/articleshow/65157359.cms

Social Justice Department to conduct art and sports meet for differently challenged

According to the department, the meet will be similar to that of the ‘Keralotsavam’ event organized jointly by the Kerala State Youth Welfare Board and Local Self Government Department.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Social Justice Department is planning to conduct a state-level art and sports meet in order to identify the hidden talents among the differently challenged community.

Indian blind footballers' training session with Thai players in Kochi concludes

KOCHI: The three-day football camp for the blind footballers of both Thailand and Indian players organised by Indian Blind Football Federation with the Thailand National Blind Football Team concluded on Wednesday.

The three-day camp which started on July 23 at Jogo Grounds, Chilavanoor, was part of an exchange of skills programme to develop the National Academy Team comprising Indian players to develop the side for the future.

Assistive technology museum inaugurated.

AHMEDABAD: The walking cane with sensor, printer that can enhance the writing and images and scanner that can read a book — these are some of the innovations that are displayed at ‘Technology Museum’ unveiled at the Blind People’s Association (BPA).

Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/assistive-technology-museum-inaugurated/articleshow/65125661.cms

Country's self teaching Braille device launched in Ranchi blind school

RANCHI: Now, learning braille will be self assisted for the 24 odd students at Rajyakrit Netrahin Madhya Vidyalaya in Harmu, Ranchi. The school students now have a chance at learning braille from Annie, the first braille self learning literacy device in the country developed by Bangalore based start-up, Thinkerbell Labs.
A total of 20 Annie-s, complete with a digital braille slate, a braille keyboard and a display were officially launched in Ranchi on Tuesday.

St Mira's College for Girls in Pune to offer certificate course in disability

This is a welcome step! NGO EKansh Trust and St Mira's College for Girls in Pune have come together to start a certificate course in disability to create awareness and inclusion about people with disabilities.

This is a six-week course that will teach about different kinds of disabilities - physical, intellectual, mental, as well as learning. It will teach about the implications, early intervention, as well as the rights of disabled people. EKansh Trust plans to start such courses in other institutes as well.

Visually impaired cyclist Wendy Werthaiser aiming for 2020 Paralympics

If there is beauty in hope, then Wendy Werthaiser sees life as an Impressionist painting.

The 49-year-old Ashland cyclist — who is visually impaired with a degenerative disease called Cone-Rod Dystrophy — frequently races past Ashland vineyards and orchards on a tandem bike with her pilot Jill Williams.

Rahul Gandhi commends EC for providing Braille cards to visually impaired Karnataka voters

New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday commended the Election Commission for its initiative in providing Braille EPIC cards to the visually impaired in Karnataka and said such a measure would enable voting accessibility to all.